Lenny Bruce - Let the Buyer Beware
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Free Music Review: BUYER BEWARE!
Hit: 2 Stars
This anthology is aptly titled: LET THE BUYER BEWARE, an announcer's introduction to Bruce's show used to signal rough language forty years ago, now somewhat ironic, because the buyer of this pricey collection is getting less than a "classic" anthology of "definitive" versions. First, a disclaimer: I edited some Bruce albums for Ralph Gleason at Fantasy, including the Curran Theater concert. That said, I have major reservations about this collection. The selections and their order are seemingly without reason, not chronological or thematic. There are a number of repeats, for no seeming reason except perhaps padding. Some new materials are interesting, like the Godfrey show and the Terkel interview, but some are borderline, like the phone conversations, the microphone test, and the Z&Z commercials, compounding the general bloat of the printed materials. There are basic mistakes (Robie, not Ruby the Robot; his SF lawyer was Al Bendich). This seems like a project dictated mostly by the material available to Marvin Worth and Bruce's daughter Kitty. There's nothing wrong with marketing a stash of tapes, but not as a comprehensive, definitive, or original collection. The buyer would be much better off spending the money on the Originals collections plus the three major concert recordings, Carnegie Hall, Berkeley, and Curran Theater.Free Music Review: May have been funny years ago
Hit: 1 Stars
A collection of blue routines and nervous laughter from the audience. If he were working today he would be a waiter.